[ GDSII to ASCII ]

This program can translate GDSII Stream Format into ASCII format (in text file) which is very similar to THIS format, but is slightly different. The program can be downloaded below. The executable file can be run on Red Hat Linux 9 and SunOS 5.8. If you need a version to run on other platforms, please Email me. To report a bug or ask questions about this program, please also Email me.

   

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Machine Type / Processor / OS

Binary

sun4u / sparc / SunOS 5.8

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PC / Pentium (x86) / Red Hat Linux 9

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[ Usage ] 

    % gunzip GDSII_2_ASCII.linux.binary.gz
    % mv GDSII_2_ASCII.linux.binary GDSII_2_ASCII
    % chmod +x GDSII_2_ASCII
    % GDSII_2_ASCII < "your_GDSII_file"         (via standard input)

  

[ History ]

Date

Events
Mar 20, 2005 First working version was implemented. Not all of the record types can be translated.
Mar 21, 2005 Built the executable file for SunOS.
Comments: In the program, 16 bits (= 1 word = 2 bytes) are read in each iteration. Note that the Low Byte and High Byte are swapped in x86 machines.